Writing
Contests:

Information Provided by Dean Sowle's Office

New listings added for the current week, if any,
are indicated in italics. Print copies of the rules and regulations
governing the writing contests listed here are available from Denise Lang in Suite
320.*Congratulations
to John New (class of 2007) for winning the William J. Pierce Writing
Contest, sponsored by the National Council of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.*Congratulations
to Frank Hill (class of 2007) for winning the Chicago-Kent Institute for Law
and the Humanities annual paper prize.*Congratulations to David Simon
(class of 2008) for placing as first runner-up in the Pacific Legal Foundation's
annual writing competition.

Sponsor/Title:Notre Dame Law School/Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition.Topic:
Any issue within the general category of legal ethics.Prizes:
First place, $1,000.Deadline:April 25, 2008.

Sponsor/Title:American College of Trust and Estate Counsel/Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing
Competition.Topic: Submissions should address one or more
legal issues in the area of trusts and estates and related taxation.Prizes:
First place, $5,000; second place, $3,000; third place, $1,000.Deadline:May 1, 2008.Web site:http://www.actec.org

Sponsor/Title:Sovereignty Symposium XXI/Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition.Topic:
Any area of the law relating to Native Americans or other indigenous peoples.Prizes:
First place, $500; second place, $300; third place, $200.Deadline:May 5, 2008.

Sponsor/Title:The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Writing Competition.Topic:
Any aspect of public or private labor or employment law.Prizes:
First place, $1,500; second place, $1,000; third place, $500.Deadline:May 15, 2008.Web site:http://www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ail

Sponsor/Title:American Inns of Court/Warren E. Burger Writing Competition.Topic:
Submissions should address one or more aspects of legal excellence, civility,
ethics or professionalism within the legal profession.Prizes:
First place, $5,000 and publication of paper.Deadline:June
15, 2008.

Sponsor/Title: American Society
of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)/ Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition.Topic:
Any aspect of copyright law.Prizes: First place $600, second
place $250 at each participating law school. National prizes may be given in the
discretion of the sponsors in the amount of $3,000 (first prize), $2,000 (second
prize), and $1,000 (third prize).Deadline: June 30, 2008. Other
Information: Two winning papers will be chosen, and awards given, at each
participating law school. Open to third-year (or, with permission, second-year)
law students. Each school will be responsible for choosing the winning papers.
Any Chicago-Kent student interested in submitting a paper should contact Dean
Sowle well in advance of the June 30 deadline. Website:http://www.ascap.com